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Alan Gratz

アラン・グラッツ

Aran Gurattsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-01-27 （Knoxville, Tennessee）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Knoxville, Tennessee → Portland, Oregon

Career

Occupations
Author, Playwright
Active Years
2006-2025
Memberships
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

Education

University of Tennessee
College of Arts and Sciences / Creative Writing
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1995
Country: United States
University of Tennessee
English Education
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: United States

Awards

National Jewish Book Award
2017
Work: Refugee
Category: Young Adult Literature
Organization: Jewish Book Council
Result: Winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
2020
Work: Refugee
Category: Middle Grades
Result: Winner
Buxtehude Bull
2020
Work: Refugee (German translation)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Prisoner B-3087

2013 Young Adult Fiction

Novel based on the true story of a Holocaust survivor

HolocaustSurvival

Refugee

2017 Historical Fiction

Stories of three refugees

RefugeesWar

Ground Zero

2021 Young Adult Fiction

Story about 9/11

TerrorismFamily

Bibliography

  • Samurai Shortstop
  • Something Rotten
  • The Brooklyn Nine
  • Fantasy Baseball
  • Prisoner B-3087
  • Refugee
  • Grenade
  • Ground Zero
  • Two Degrees

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Historical fictionAccessible prose
Recurring Motifs
WarHistorical eventsYouth perspective

Legacy

Popular American YA author known for thrilling stories based on historical events.

Trivia

  • Lives in Portland, Oregon with wife Wendi and daughter Jo.